Jill Knutson, 13, of Rye, New York, started skydiving at just 10 years old. Since then, she’s taken off with her skydiving career and has her sights set on the Olympics. Skydiving: it’s the exhilaration of jumping out of a plane flying 13,000 feet in the air; the once-in-a-lifetime experience many of us dream of trying,…
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Alumni Stories: How One Academy Student is Achieving Success in College
Just weeks into her first semester as a freshman at the University of Arizona, 19-year-old Kate Martin strives to do it all. A ‘direct admit’ to the college’s Eller School of Business with a significant merit scholarship to boot, Kate is already challenging herself to achieve academic excellence—thanks to her stellar performance on her AP…
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Teacher Spotlight – Jayne Selwa
Meet Jayne Selwa Jayne’s background: I’ve been with Laurel Springs School since 1997, and I was one of the first Academy teachers when the program was first established. The Academy has grown and changed over the years, and continually improves in the ways we provide opportunities for students. Before teaching at Laurel Springs, I taught…
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